Summer Kick Off

Young Family Reunion 2009

For some reason I dont have any pictures of the family reunion on my computer so I will have to post some later off of Tommy's computer.

The Aston side of our family came down to Idaho (for the third time this year!) to come to the family reunion! We started off with a FUN trip to the Bar J! Tommy had never been and was so surprised of how fun it was!

Then it was off to the ranch for a few fun days of festivities! We played fun games, went on a wagon ride to an elk ranch where we got to PET an elk, and it turns out that their antlers are a little oily. Who new? Tommy also led all of the little kids on a scavenger hunt and we also ate lots of good food! It was really sad to have to leave! But in just two weeks Josh will be coming up to school!!

(Pictures soon to come!)

Second Summer Activity

Beach Camping 2009

For some reason we were really slacking at taking pictures during this trip! We must have just been relaxing. I'll have to get some coppies from someone : )

5 days of nothing but eating, sleeping, and relaxing on the beach with our family! Thats all we really did and that is the best part about the vacation! Of coarse it wouldn't have been a true Cooper vacation without a few card games mixed in!

To our surprise Tommy split his pants right down the middle! We all couldn't stop laughing!

Last But Not Least

Mesa Falls Marathon 2009

I have been wanting to run in a marathon for about a year and now I have completed my first one! (and MANY more to come!!!) My time was 4:20:22.77, which I was pretty excited about because I was thinking it was going to take me somewhere around 5:15. The whole coarse was so beautiful and there was so many spots that I wished I had my camera. One of my favorite things was seeing Tommy and Fred waiting for me at different aid stations.

On the way up to the trail on the bus, I sat next to an older man who was telling me that this was his 58th marathon! He is trying to run a marathon in every state. I think he only has a couple left.

Overall it was a great experience and I cant wait till I get to start planning my next marathon!

(Remeber! I just got done running 26.2 miles so these are not the cutest pics of me)

Our New Puppy Fred!

Introducing our new puppy Fred! He is a very cuddly and loving puppy! He does have a lot of energy but we take him for at least two long walks a day the wear him out. We have already taught him how to sit and stay. He also is doing really good putty training. We love him and are really excited for him to grow with our family.

Tommy's Hard Work

Last semester Tommy had been working so hard on this project. What is was was to take a picture that you have taken and create a library out of the picture. Tommy decided to design his library around this picture of an orange peel he found.

These are the floor plans that Tommy spent hours working on.

This is the model that he made of his project. 

Not So Fun

Three weeks ago we found out that we might be having a miscarriage and this last week we found out that it was for sure. This has definitely been a trying time for Tommy and I but it is reassuring to know that we will always have each other to rely on. Although we are both extremely sad, Tommy has been especially supportive with all of my emotions and taking care of me when I feel horrible. We went and spoke with the doctor on Friday (finally) and I definitely feel a lot better about the whole experience knowing what is actually going on. We also found out that we only have to wait about two months before we can try again. Although there is always going to be a chance that we might have another miscarriage, we are very optimistic about getting pregnant again, even if it does take another year :)

 

I really appreciate all of our family and friends that have called letting us know they care and for their support. Also I want to say thank you for everyones prayers and I know that we have definitely been blessed throughout everything and in the end this experience is only bringing Tommy and I closer together.

April Festivities / Tommy's B-Day

Tommy requested a giant chocolate cake for his birthday so I made him a six layer homemade chocolate cake with homemade chocolate icing. Kaulana and Michelle helped us eat it but we only ate about half of it before it was time to throw it away.

The mess afterwords!

Josh and Dad came down for a few days to check out some stuff for Josh coming up here for school. It was SO much fun to have them both here with us. One night we played monopoly for like 3 hours and ate so much junk food we all felt sick by the end of the night. Just another typical night with us Astons!

One of our Sunday dinners! You can guess what is happening in this picture.

Baby Time! Finally!!

Due date: 11/11/2009

Yes its true! Finally, we are pregnant! We had to take two different tests to make sure! I decided to take the test one day just to get it over with (thinking that I definitely wasn’t pregnant). But then there was a positive sign! I couldn’t believe it! Tommy was at school so I had to wait for him to get home, but then Jake came over with Tommy after school so Tommy could help him with his school schedule, so I had to wait even longer to tell Tommy. So while Tommy took Jake back to his dorm I put up a few streamers. When Tommy got back home he automatically new what was going on. I had him sit down and I told him that "we are going to have a baby!" He couldn’t believe it either. So we went out to Craigo's Pizza to celebrate, then went to the store to buy another test just to make sure. Sure enough! Another positive! We couldn’t wait to share the news with everyone and started calling!

I went for my pre - OB appointment today just to ask any questions that I might have. I am happy to know that not only is it ok for me to keep running but it is good for the baby and I am all about anything to help our baby grow strong and not to mention; help make the delivery go more smoothly and faster! My first real appointment is on April 7th and we are both so excited! Tommy is really excited and keeps reminding me to be careful with our precious cargo, its so sweet! We are so excited to find out if its a Boy or a Girl so we can start calling it by name. I am also really excited to start making a blanket for our own baby!

Family Night

Part of family night yesterday we made some cupcakes together. In an effort to welcome spring and try to bring it in faster we decorated in spring colors. Tommy was in charge of directing the mixing of ingredients, I frosted them and Tommy did a great job of putting the sprinkles on. We need to practice baking together so we will be ready for when we open our bakery!

Weekend Events

This last weekend we went to Bear World. The park just had a bunch of bear cubs born last month and they said that you could go down and see them for free, so we went to check it out. But when we got there we found out that this was not all true. You had to pay $15 to get your picture taken with the cubs and that was the only way you could see them. So these pics are the best pics we could get. We were both surprised at how small they were. They weren't any bigger than a small puppy but with big claws!

Since there wasnt too much excitment inside of the park we had to make do:

After Bear World we wanted to do something else so we went to the Rexburg Animal Shelter. It was so much fun because they let you take the dogs out and play with them. WELL! There were TWO lab puppies at the shelter that were only like a month or two old and we fell in love with them. It took everything inside of us to not adopt both of them. So we sadly left empty handed!

It's Alive!

Finally Tommy got the jeep running!! It has acquired the name of "The Skeez" because it is so trashed but serves its purpose. We took it out two weeks ago and it did pretty good, I guess there is something that we still need to fix before we can take it out again. This has been a long time coming! We bought it about a year ago and are just now getting it running. Needless to say Tommy is way stoked! I am pretty excited also!

Here is Tommy getting ready to drive it around for the first time since we got it!

Valentine's Day

Tommy went to a construction competition for school this last weekend so we celebrated Valentine's early. He said he it was a lot of hard work but he had a good time, learned a lot, and probably wouldn't want to do it again because of all of the stress.

Random Pic: Tommy playing with his RC off-road truck. This is what he does when he cant go off-roading for real in our Jeep.

Our 3rd Apartment

Here are some pics of our new apartment which is the 3rd apartment since we have been married. We still need to do some decorating but our current job situation has put that on pause. I really want to make some currents and put up some more paintings and pictures, so hopefully we will be able to do that soon.

This is our bedroom. This picture shows only part of the room, the shape is kinda like a L, so it is a pretty good size for an apartment. This is a good example of a room where we need to hang up more art and pictures.

This is our extra room or our "office" or as Tommy calls it "The Dude Room".

And our living room with our "new to us" couches that we got for a way good deal! They are in such good condition we were so excited about this purchase.

And this is our kitchen which includes a dishwasher, which other than our washer and dryer, is probably one of the best things about this apartment!